I travelled by the train to Caen and I finally knew Candice. We already been quite near.

We took the boat on February 14 at 23 hours. We were excited like child. We practically did not sleep, at 3 o'clock in the morning we still spoke about East 17.

We arrived to London to 12 hours 20 and we settled with the hotel which was very comfortable and roomy.

Candice was a little afraid compared to the problems with Iraq, but problems were not felt. Just some subway lines were closed because of the manifestations. So we lost much time in transport. We had two frights, once an odd type, to see straightforwardly equivocal, stuck Candice to have a part, she had the fear of her life and that made me laugh. One second time a type followed us.

We went to make the stores of discs to the search some CD and the video of the best of. We did not find anything in spite of ten stores where we went. Moreover, each time we asked for something on East17 we were looking for, all people looked at us strangely.

Then, we went in a district of London which I knew where I had found some rare discs. We walked so much so that we exceeded the subway station. Candice found "Around the world" with Brian in cover, the 4 titles of "Loving U" (with the version without "Ole Ole") Candice did not stop listening to it. She also found "Do U still" with "Holding On" version groove as well as the 4 titles of "West End Girls" in limited version. I said to Candice that fans seek this CD Candice was very happy.

Then we left to search Brian. We went at his grandparent around 18h. Candice had the heart which beat to 100 per hour, more we approached the house more she was excited. I know this phenomenon cause each time I arrived close to the house of one of the guy, I were in the same state.

It is Candice which sounded. I had noticed that the mother of Brian was there because there was her car parked in the street. The grandfather came to open, h recognized me and we discussed. he said to me that he did not know where Brian was.

We went to the property which he lived several years and where I had been pleased to meet Brian so much. Candice was touched to see the place where he had lived. I also showed her the houses where John and Terry had lived.

We moved towards the station of bus to turn over in London, at the moment when Candice is going inside I saw John passing by car, Candice had time to see only the back of the car. What a pity! at a few seconds close we could have met him.

We arrived to London in the subway but, also we were so tired that we decided to finish the way in the bus, but because of the manifestations in Picadilly the usual bus was not there. I decided to finish with foot, until the hotelbut it was much further I thought and we walked during more than one hour. We were tired. Nevertheless we laughed well during the way. We went to Burger King at 21 hours 30 cause we had not eaten at midday to save time and we had a hunger of wolf. We ate chips and hamburgers. We returned to the hotel and at 22 hours 30 we fell asleep.

We had our breakfast with the hotel. It was really brilliant, croissants, brioches, etc... This day there (Sunday) the stores opened at midday. We took our time to make shopping. Then we began our way to go to see Tony. We had decided to go to see Brian Monday with the court. To go to Tony the way is the horror, it did not have there a subway, we had to took the bus, the train, the bus of countryside (there were one of them approximately every 3/4 of hour) and our legs (1/2 hour) to arrive until at his place. I sounded and Tracey answered me in the intercom that Tony wasn't there, that it was in studio in London but which it would be here the next morning there. We were disappointed because the following day we had decided to go to see Brian with the lawsuit and the choice was difficult.

We returned to London and we went to eat at Pizza Hut close to the hotel, it was a discovery for Candice, she did not know this restaurant and she really regaled herself. Me I was accustomed to going there when I lived in London and more particularly with my mother when she visited me.

Then we walked in the shops like the tourists, we were delirious on objects well ringards or kitsch.

The following day, we woke ourselves at 6.30am. We moved on Liverpool Street, we were there at 8 hours 30. Our stomachs were tied because it was now that it was necessary to decide either to go to see Brian, or Tony, we did not have time to go to see both of them caus ewe had to take the bus for to regain our boat by the end of the day.

I phoned the Court to know the hour of passage of Brian to the lawsuit. The interlocutor said to me that there were two courses of justice in Chelmsford and I had not called the maid. He did not know the phone number of the other court. There was no directory in the subway where I was, therefore we gave up.

We decided to turn over to Tony while hoping to have the chance that he is there. We arrived at 10.20am. We found that it was a little early to ring at his home. We waited 11 hours to do it. We sound. No answer. A few minutes after, a large black car stopped in front of the gate of Tony; it was a father of family which took along her daughter to see the girls of Tony. I went to see him and I explained to him that we were French and that we want to see Tony, and that it would be well if he could tell him that we were there. He went out a few minutes later and indicates to us that Tony returned at 3 o'clock in the morning and that he sleeps. There Candice had the heart in boiling because she realized that Tony was sleeping with a few meters of her.

About midday, the gate opened where we weren't expected it and large a metallized gray jaguar left. Tony was inside. He leaves the car and asks us to join him (we awaited on the other side of the road not to be invading).

We crossed and he was thrown in my arms and made me full of large kisses. Candice was completely stops by seeing that, she was very calm, in admiration. She introduced herself but Tony did not gave her kiss. She told him she was fan of East17 since their beginning and she admired him much for the pretty songs which he wrote like '"Slow It Down, Someone to Love, Thunder", then she required a kiss of him. He laughed and took her in his arms. We talked a little bit then he asked us to return around 15 hours because he was to go to seek his manager.

We explained to him that we were with foot, we had our luggage to recover with the hotel before taking again the bus to go to the boat and we couldn't wait up to 15 hours.

He says to us to wait up to 14 hours, then at the time to leave he realized that the weather was very cold and he said to us that he would be there around 13 hours 30. In fact at 13 hours 10 he was back and we stayed 1 hour with him.

Candice found him absolutely adorable, he is very simple, he is not played it, modest and very very lovely. We asked to him and from himself it comes towards you to make kisses or to take to you in his arms. we spoke lots and in particular about Brian. They speak each other again and that pleased us. Brian came to see him around Christmas and a few days earlier. (Sad that did not arrive today, we could have seen them both) but Tony said to us it wasn't realy like before but which that will arrange.

While insisting a little, Candice sang the refrain Deep with him and he laugh of her because she was really concentrated inside. We spoke about the music which he made now, he said to us that he made rap in Eminem but in better (bu laughing) and he was looking for a record company in France cause in England the rap was associated to drug too much.

Candice showed him her diary of the time (it made a grrrr when he saw the picture of Chris, the wife of John, but Candice did not dare and not required of him why he does that). She showed him a picture of him with the shaven cranium (Steam time). When Candice put out a picture to him to be dedicated, he saw Brian's Cd and saying Olé Olé and she asked him what he thought of the album solo, he said he had not listened to it but said anyway Brian was a very very good singer.

He could not dedicate all she had carried because he had the fingers frighten by the cold and he had pain to sign. I asked him an autograph for Severine a fan and a birthday card for my mother. I took many pictures like Candice.

Candice offered a pen to him and he loved it. He said that he would write his next album with. I offered chocolates to him.

We left him around 14 hours 15, we were on an other planet. Candice had pain to say that she had met Tony, teh one which is on her posters.

We took again our bus to go in Portsmouth and obviously we spoke about this fabulous meeting.